Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.1° C
1.1° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (04 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6064
5051
5116
5092
4604
4723
4512
3826
3347
2798
2398
1933
1633
1487
776
692
757
671
369
335
377
364
313
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
NW
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
7:42AM1.65m
8:05PM1.68m
8:34AM1.67m
8:58PM1.66m
9:32AM1.71m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.34m
2:01PM0.35m
2:28AM0.34m
2:54PM0.37m
3:19AM0.33m
3:51PM0.36m
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
6
3
6
6
5
6
6
6
6
5
6
7
7
6
5
5
4
3
4
6
6
4
4
Feels °C
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
-1
1
4
4
1
1
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